Hi folks, I too use TechTool Pro 6. Have never had any reason to change. On 18/04/2013, at 2:26 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
> Ken, I have looked at Disk Tools Pro but as I already have Tech Tools Pro, > which I believe is better, I went no further. As Peter says, the OS handles > most things, but I still run Clean My Mac and Disk Warrior monthly as > housekeeping measures and hold Tech Tools Pro at the ready in case of need. > For speed and ease of use I have these and other utilities on an up to date > bootable partition on a separate external drive, which I find to be an > excellent arrangement. > Best wishes > Severin Crisp > > On 18/04/2013, at 1:20 PM, Ken Jackson <kenjackson7...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey thanks Peter for such an in depth response. >> Yes it's a part of one of those bundled packages being offered. >> Yes I'm backed up but I may just buy the package to have it there just in >> case, >> >> thanks again Peter, >> >> Ken >> >> >> On 18 April 2013 07:42, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> wrote: >> >> On 17/04/2013, at 5:03 PM, Ken Jackson <kenjackson7...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> has anyone tried this? >>> Would anyone recommend it? >>> >>> DISK TOOLS PRO >>> >> >> I have Disk Tools Pro. I think I received it as part of some software bundle >> at one time. Fortunately I have never had to use it in anger, so I can't >> testify to its effectiveness. >> >> Like all software of this type, I would not regard it as maintenance >> software, rather than a tool to have around in case of emergency. Writing >> information back to a hard drive always carries risks, and software such as >> this always has the potential to make a bad problem worse. Knowing this >> makes such software difficult to road test. Sure, you can test it on a >> non-essential drive, but if it comes back with no errors you are none the >> wiser. If it does come back with errors, it's probably time to back up that >> data and replace the drive. >> >> The other problem is that hard drives have so much capacity these days that >> they are quite likely to have bad sectors, etc, out of the box. Any attempt >> to repair these is usually futile. Modern OSes are designed to deal with >> these as a routine matter, so unless they are demonstrably causing problems >> they can generally be safely ignored. By all means it is probably a good >> idea to have a tool such as Disk Tools Pro, or any of its cousins such as >> Tech Tool Pro, Disk Warrior, Drive Genius, etc. They all have different >> tools and purposes, but ultimately they are all designed to rescue you from >> a disaster. The best defence remains a good backup strategy. >> >> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >> Perth, Western Australia >> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Ken Jackson >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Tel: 08 9376 1680 | Mobile: 0450 400 772 >> kenjackson7...@gmail.com | www.littleriverstudios.com.au >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Get a signature like this: Click here! >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > ____________________________________________________ > > Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia > ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) > mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au > ____________________________________________________ > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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